Water gushed hundreds of feet into the air when a water main burst in a field besides the M5 motorway, causing delays for motorists near Burnham-On-Sea this week.
The Highways Agency shut the inside lane of the motorway after the incident occurred during the rush-hour evening commuting period on Thursday evening (October 23rd).
A 50mph speed restriction was put in place on the southbound carriageway and traffic was also slow going northbound as motorists slowed down to take a look near junction 24, with delays back to the Highbridge’s junction 23.
A passenger in a car travelling northbound captured these photographs on a mobile phone for Burnham-On-Sea.com. “It was quite a spectacular sight,” he said.
